The Goldmark Cultural Center’s Ruth Andres Gallery presents “The Shape of What Remains”, a solo exhibition of new works by Goldmark artist and co-founder Du Chau.
The exhibition is on display from 4/15 through 5/3.
About the Exhibition
In this exhibition, memory gathers softly. It settles into porcelain and repetition, into forms shaped by hunger, labor, migration, and the long echo of war. Five works are built from clay — a material that holds every touch — while one photograph folds past into the present, reminding us that history never fully loosens its grip.
Porcelain soldiers rise into a wave of silence, recalling the stillness that follows conflict. A single rice bowl becomes a universe of survival, where fragile figures stand between necessity and sacrifice. Other works echo the rhythms of harvesting, the slow building of foundations, and the tangled histories carried in the colors of the world's flags.
In the lone photograph, soldiers from Vietnam drift through the vivid green of American apples — a color that lingers in memory long after the moment has passed.
Together, these six works trace what endures: the remnants inherited across oceans, the echoes that follow us, and the fragile structures we build from what remains.
About the Artist
Du Chau, born in Vietnam and immigrating to the U.S. in 1981, has lived and worked in Dallas for over 40 years. As a trained medical laboratory scientist, he has served as a Pathology Technical Coordinator at Methodist Dallas Medical Center since 1994.
In the 1990s, Chau began studying ceramics at Brookhaven College, earning the Cecil Wallace Fordham Memorial Award in Visual Arts. He later pursued a BFA and MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and currently teaches ceramics at Dallas College, Brookhaven Campus, alongside his medical career.
Chau’s ceramic work, inspired by childhood memories and his Vietnamese heritage, reflects the synergy between his artistic and scientific pursuits. His art has been exhibited widely, and he has received international recognition, including residencies in Rome and Chile. In 2024, he was honored with the Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award for his artistic contributions and community advocacy. He has curated over 50 exhibitions and is a key figure in the North Texas arts community.